Base-stand for porch-columns.



G. ROYSE. BASE STAND PoR-'Ponen COLUMNSlv APPLIUATION FILED AUGSI, 1908l Patented May 25,

AMAI, ltmmqg UNITED sTATEs GEORGE ROYSE, OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

BASE-STAND FOR PORCH-COLUMNS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application led August 31, 1908. Serial No. 450,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE RoYsE, citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Base-Stands for Porch-Columns, of which the following is a spocilication.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in wooden buildings or similar structures, having porches, the roof of which is supported by a plurality of columns, and the object of the invention is an improved b ase stand which is designed to be applied to a column supporting the roof to sustain the column in spaced relation to the floor of the porch and thus prevent the column and the floor from rotting, as is liable to occur in the usual construction where the column rests directly upon the floor, said base stand being designed to render possible the relaying of the floor of the porch without the necessity of disturbing the columns, and ossessing certain other advantages that will become at once apparent as the invention is hereinafter disclosed, over the usual construction above mentioned.

With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features thereof in the a pended claims.

For a full understan ing of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in Which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a porch equipped with my improved base-stand. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the base-stand, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view illustrating the adjustable connection between the upper end of the supporting arm and the face-plate.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In carrying out my invention I provide a bracket 1 which is designed to be rigidly secured to the outer or front sill 2 of the porch and which in the present instance consists of a horizontal and a vertical plate 3 and 4, the former being preferably countersunk in the upper edge of the sill and the latter being secured to the front face of the sill and interposed between the same and the faceboard 5. A crooked supporting arm 6 is rigidly secured to or formed integral with the vertical plate 4 at its lower end and extends outwardly through a recess 7 in the faceplate 5 and then curves upwardly and out* wardly, as indicated at 6, beyond the outer edge of the porch and has its upper end inwardly and horizontally disposed and arranged above and in spaced relation to the floor 8, the latter being laid upon the sill 2 over the horizontal plate 3 and extending forwardly or outwardly beyond the sill and the face-board and terminating in slightly spaced relation to the curved portion 6a of the arm, as shown. The upper end of this supporting arm is designed to sustain a column 9 which is preferably detachably secured thereto in any suitable manner, and in the present instance a base-plate 10 is eniployed for this purpose and is rigidly secured to the lower end of the column by wood screws or the like, the base-plate being formed on opposite sides of the arm with depending ears 11 that are formed with transversely alining apertures 12 extending therethrough and arranged for registry with any selected one of a series of transverse openings 13 formed in the upper end of the supporting arm, a pin or any other suitable fastening means being inserted in the apertures and the selected opening to hold thebase-plate in the desired adjusted position.

15 designates two laterally disposed vertically extending ribs which are formed on opposite sides of the supporting arm at its juncture with the vertical plate 4 and which serve to strengthen the arm and which also project outwardly through the recess '7 in the faceboard and constitute guides to prevent any water flowing down the supporting arm from passing through the recess 7 and becoming lodged between the face-board and the sill. As a further precautionary measure, to insure the effectual shedding of any rain water or the like deposited on the supporting arm, the latter is formed at its lower end and in its upper and lower edges with depressions 16 and 17, the former preventing any water from working in underneath the floor 8 and the latter serving to direct the flow of water outwardly from the face-board.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have provided an improved base-stand forporch columns which is susceptible of application to porches ol'I the ordinary construction with only a slight modilication therein and which is arranged to support the column above the flooring to prevent the liability of the column and the flooring from decaying and to also prevent the columns from hindering the scrubbing or painting of the floor or the relaying of the same, said base-stand being simple and durable in construction and consisting of comparatively vliew parts that may be easily and cheaply manufactured and readily assembled.

lt will be entirely obvious that the shape of the sill plate 3 may be modi'lied as required by the p articular porch to which the bracket is applied, the plate being curved when applied to the rounded portion ol" a porch, and projecting upon one side of the arm farther than upon the opposite side when set so near the corner of the porch as not to admit of the arm being centered with respect to the bracket.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a base stand for porch columns, comprising an attaching bracket consisting ol angle plates and a supporting arm outstanding from one plate and returned in spaced relation to the other plate.

2. A base stand for porch columns, comprising a bracket designed for attachment to the sill, a supporting arm outstanding from vthe bracket and returned to embrace the edge of the iloor, and means for connecting the upper end ol said arm to the porch column.

3. A base stand for porch columns, comprising a bracket designed for attachment to the sill, a supporting arm carried by the bracket, with its extremity disposed above the floor, a base plate adapted to be secured to the porch column, and an adjustable connection between the base plate and the eX- tremity of the arm.

4L. A base stand for porch columns, comrising supporting means embodying an arm liorizontally disposed above the floor, a base designed for attachment to the sill and interi posed between the same and the face board, a supporting arm outstanding from the plate and adapted to project through an opening in the face board, and means for connecting the extremity ol" the arm to the porch column,

7. A base stand for porch columns, comprising a bracket embodying a Vertical plate designed for attachment to the sill and. vinterposed between the same and the face board, a supporting arm outstanding from the plate and adapted to project through an opening in the face board, means for connecting the extremity oi' the arm to the porch column, and means disposed on the arm beyond the lace board for shedding water.

8. A base stand for porch columns, comprising an attaching bracket, a supporting arm extending from the bracket, and means for connecting the extremity of the arm to tlie porch column, the arm being formed in proximity to its juncture with the bracket, with outstanding shoulders for shedding rain water.

9. A base stand for porch columns, embodying a substantially lJ-shaped supporting arm adapted to embrace the edge of the lloor, means lor fastening the lower end of the arm, and means for connecting the upper end of the arm to the porch column.

In testimony whereof l aH'iX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE ROYSE. 

